Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

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Is the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 5500

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 2223

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2777

Single Thread Rating: 1649
Samples: 5036*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,034
Thread: 1,533

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	9,205 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,009 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,116 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	723.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,780 KBytes/Sec
Physics	249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,394 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,649 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Lenovo Y40-80 Laptop - 80FA002BUS Laptop Computer - Black - 5th Generation Intel Core i7-5500U (2.40GHz 1600MHz 4MB)	$459.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad W550s 20E2000YUS 15.6" LED Notebook - Intel Core i7 i7-5500U 2.40 GHz - 8 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - NVIDIA Quadro K620M - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - 1920 x 1080 Display - Bluetooth	$679.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS XPS9343-7273SLV 13.3 Inch QHD+ Touchscreen Laptop (Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Silver)	$999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 13 XPS9343-8182SLV 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Intel Core i7 5550U, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 10, Microsoft Signature Edition) Silver	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 2023 Newest 17 Laptop, 17.3" HD+ Touchscreen Display, AMD Ryzen 5 7530U Processor (Beats i7-1165G7), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, HDMI, Backlit KB, Webcam, Windows 11 Home, Silver, KKE Accessories	$679.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 3rd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,061
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,186
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,807
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,693
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,250
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,045
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,976
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		6,998
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		2,777

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.68
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.09
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.43
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,956
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,062
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,705
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,680
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,452
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,954
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		1,649

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1910080 - Sep 23 2023		3202
BL1908373 - Sep 21 2023		3184
BL1908369 - Sep 21 2023		3226
BL5046437 - Sep 20 2023		3404
BL1907473 - Sep 19 2023		3191

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
As of 3rd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		2,777
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,019 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,000 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,741 (-1.3%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,611 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,502 (-9.9%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,211 (-20.4%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,126 (-23.5%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,778 (+0.0%)
AMD A8-7200P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,154 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,460 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,273 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,241 (+16.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,173
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,918
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,622
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,244
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,134
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,934
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,926
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,889
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,789
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,738
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,729
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		920

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

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